The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-10-12

wealth, approved Jan. 80, 1912
SEC. o. All the elections by the citizens
shall be by ballot; every ballot voted shall
be numbered in tho order i'm which il shall I
be received, and the number recorded by
the clerks on the list of voters opposite the
name of the elector from whom received.
And any voter voting two or more tickets
the several tickets so voted shall each be
numbered with the number correspond
ing with the number to the name OF the
voter. Any elector may write his name
upon his ticket, or cause the same to be
written thereon, and attested by citizen
of the district In addition to the oath now
prescribed by law to be taken and sub
scribed by election officers, they shall sew
orally be sworn or affirmed not to disclose
how any elector shall have voted, unless
required to do so as witnesses in judicial
proceeding. All judges, inspectors, clerks
and overseers of every election held under
this act, shall, before entering upon their
! duties, be duly sworn or affirmed in the
presence of each other. The judge shall be
sworn by the minority inspector, If there
shall he such minority inspector, If not,
! then hy Justice of the peace or alderman,
and the inspectors and clerk shall be sworn
/ by the Judge. Certificates of such swear
| ing or affirming shall be duly made out
and signed by the officers so sworn, and
/ attested by the officer who administered
/ the oath. If any judge or minority inspec-
/ tor refuses or fails to swear the officers of
election in the manner required by this
/ act, or if any officer of election shall act
without being duly sworn, or If any officer
/ OF election shall certify that any officer was
sworn when he was not, IL shall be DEEM
ed misdemeanor, and upon conviction,
the officer or officers so offending shall he
fined NOS exceeding one thousand dollars,
or imprisoned not exceeding one year, or
both, in the discretion of the court.
SEC. IL. 1t shall be lawful for any quail
fled citizen of the district, notwithstand-
ing the name of the proposed voter is con-
tained on the list of resident taXables, to
challenge the vote of such person, where
upon the proof of the right of suffrage
as is now required by law shall
be publicly made and acted upon
by the election board and the
vote admitted or rejected, according TO the
evidence. Every person claiming to be a
naturalized citizen shall be required to
produce, his naturalization cei titcate al
he has been for five years consecutively 9
voter in the district in which he offers tC
vote; and on the vote of such person be-
ing received, it shall be the duty of the
election officers to write or stamp on such
certificate the word "voted,' with tho day
month and year; and II any election ON
, Ger or officers shall receive second vote
on the same day, by virtue of same GER
titicate, except where sons are entitled tC
vote because of the naturalization of theil
fathers, they and the person who shal
offer such second vote, shall be guilty of |
misdcmeanor, and on conviction thereof
shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, a
the discretion of the court; but the fin,
shall not exceed five hundred dollars il
each case, nor the Imprisonment one year
The like punishment shall be inflicted
on conviction on the officers of election
who shall neglect or refuse to make o
cause to be made the endorsement re
| guired aforesaid on said naturalization
certificate.
SEC. II. If any election officer shall re
fuse or neglect to require such proof G
/ the right of suffrage as is prescribed b,
: this law, or laws to which this Is a supple
o ment, from aEy person offering to vot
i whose name is not on this list of assesse
Q voters, or whose right to vote without re
Y quiring such proof, every person so OF
q Tending shall, upon conviction, be guilt
n of "A misdemeanor, and shall be sentence
for every such offense, to pay fine nj
exceeding five hundred dollars, or to ur
q dergo an Imprisonment of not more tina
one year, or both, at the discretion of th
N court.
q also make known the following pro
~ visions of the new Constitution of Penn